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Sep Import Prices +0.3%; Fuel Import Prices -2.9%, 1st Drop Since April

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  • Import prices rose 0.3% mom after gaining 1.0% in August, lifting the yoy rate to -1.1%. Fuel import prices fell -2.9% in the first drop since April as petroleum import prices fell.
  • Nonfuel import prices +0.6% mom on industrial supplies and materials; they are 1.5% yoy, biggest rise since June 2018.
  • Export prices rose 0.3% m/m, after rising 0.5% in August. They're down -1.8% yoy.
  • Prices for imports from China were flat in September after rising 0.1% in August and 0.2% in July. They're flat yoy.
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